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| 4.0 excellent | PuddlesPuddles | December 2nd 09 |
Kings of Leon's rhythm section is evolving more and more into mellow rock gold with each
passing album. While this isn't even the Kings' breakthrough album (which was Because of
the Times), it's just as consistently excellent.
The bass and drums lock coolly and instantly, as expected, and lets loose the heartfelt
bawling of tracks like "Crawl", "Manhattan", and "Notion". It's so easy to revisit this album
and easier to just let it take over without worrying about skipping tracks. The Kings know
what they're doing and aren't jerking anyone around lyrically, Caleb speaks in primal
confessions in every song (especially the drunken "Cold Desert").
"Sex On Fire": Nathan - "I don't know where Caleb got that song from...I'm pretty sure he's
saving himself sexually for marriage. But, the song is 3 and a half minutes long and ends
with him apologizing, so maybe he's onto something..."
Lawl 4/5
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| 1.5 very poor | AggravatedYeti | May 12th 09 |
After hearing the atrocious 'Sex On Fire' plus all their other bullshit releases I'm not really sure why I bothered with this. Watching this band ascend past their supposed grass roots to arena status has been less than gratifying, at least on their part. Passing up the inspired instrumental play between band members and their old Southern feel for a plastic sheen ready to reflect the stage lights, they produce their biggest flop yet. It may seem that I'm bitching about them 'making it. No, I'm bitching about their new lack of inspiration on phone-in's like 'Closer', 'Use Somebody' and 'Manhattan', not to mention the worst offender, lead off single 'Sex On Fire'. A song about a lead singer's great sex life collapses with boring riffs, awful drumming and a clunky chorus. These problems plague the whole of 'Only By The Night' and leave it as a lack luster release from a band that, personally, is yet to find themselves, let alone reach a stride.
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| 0.0 | Fugue | December 19th 08 |
This album is such an improvement from old Kings of Leon. Consistently good, the music is still mellower than a lot of rock out there today, but that in itself is an achievement. From lead single Sex on Fire to album opener Closer and the equally brilliant Use/Be Somebody, the standout tracks are catchy, rhythmical and brilliantly produced. With a little extra 'oomph' in the middle section of the album, this would have been amazing, instead it is just a great album, with a stellar vocal performance and good old fashioned rocky tunes.
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| 4.0 excellent | ebay | July 19th 09 |
this band gets better and better with each album and this one has very few things wrong with it. their sound is much more mature and complete now. "closer" is an awesome song, definitely the best on the album. i loved "use somebody" but now it is so overplayed everywhere that i can barely even listen to it.
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| 4.0 excellent | YouAreMySilence | January 2nd 09 |
Kings Of Leon grow their Alternative Southern Rock sound into a surprising piece of dirty and catchy, but mellow and epic Rock N Roll geniusness. Caleb Followill's raw and desperate vocals matches exceptionally well with a fantastic and catchy as hell rhythm section and nearly perfect the sound that they have been striving towards their whole career.
With a pool of influences, ranging from The Who and Neil Young to Coldplay and U2 Only By The Night contains eleven atmospheric rock songs that are more then danceable without losing an inch of substance.
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| 3.5 great | CrazyFool84 | April 21st 09 |
Kings of Leon continue to improve their particular breed of laid back southern-tinged rock with their latest instalment. This sites review sums up the album best, but to reiterate, vocalist Caleb Followill's voice has improved tremendously, and the entire band itself seems to be embracing an sense of orginality. This disc is definitely a step in the right direction, and the potential of the this unit just got greater.
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| 4.0 excellent | jonroe | November 25th 08 |
Havent really ever enjoyed there old stuff that much but this album i think is a really good step forward for them. its a very mellow album and is really enjoyable to sit around and listen and use as background music, i would say the best songs on this album are use somebody and closer.
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| 2.5 average | Ossacip Olbap | March 5th 23 |
has sex on fire n cold desert and thats about it
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| 1.0 awful | SteveBack | February 6th 13 |
"Sex on Fire" and "Use Somebody" we've all heard and laughed at. It carries on like this.
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| 0.0 | TonyCocaCola | August 17th 10 |
This album mostly leaves no impact. Some tracks pack punch, but this is a mostly underwhelming from a band who has been nothing but underwhelming (despite the hype).
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| 0.0 | MrDoobie | December 2nd 09 |
I like "Crawl" and "Sex on Fire" quite a bit, but a lot of the slow songs such as "Use Somebody" just feel like filler to me. This album just didn't impress me as much as the hype promised it would.
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| 4.0 excellent | dankeyes11 | November 25th 08 |
Musically, I love this album. Lyrically, though, Kings of Leon's "Only By The Night" leaves much to be desired. When these boys grow up and stop singing about trivial and immature concepts, they have the potential to be an excellent band. Until then, this album proves that they are at least ready musically to make a significant impact. Highlights on the album include "Manhattan," "Closer," and "Crawl."
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| 0.0 | ConorMichaelJoseph | October 30th 08 |
Chart-topping fourth album by KOL (displacing Metallica's Death Magnetic where I live),Only by the Night is a lot better than they're previous album.However,it's still a bit mellow for my liking compared to their first two albums but still pretty good.Sex on Fire is beginning to annoy me now though,its already being overplayed...for me anyway
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